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Spybot stops working at 99.99% of scan
- Thread starter lh017640
- Start date
spybotsandra
New member
Hello,
There seems to be a problem with your download directory/directories.
At the end of the Spybot scan download directories are also scanned.
Please have a look at your download directory/directories and try to disable it/them.
You can do that this way:
Please run Spybot - Search & Destroy and switch to the Advanced mode via the menu item Mode.
Now select 'Settings' - 'Directories' from the navigation bar on the left.
Then highlight your directory/directories by clicking on it/them.
Then make a rightclick on it/them and choose 'Remove the selected directory from the list'.
This should help to get the scan to work.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
There seems to be a problem with your download directory/directories.
At the end of the Spybot scan download directories are also scanned.
Please have a look at your download directory/directories and try to disable it/them.
You can do that this way:
Please run Spybot - Search & Destroy and switch to the Advanced mode via the menu item Mode.
Now select 'Settings' - 'Directories' from the navigation bar on the left.
Then highlight your directory/directories by clicking on it/them.
Then make a rightclick on it/them and choose 'Remove the selected directory from the list'.
This should help to get the scan to work.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
md usa spybot fan
Spybot Advisor Team [Retired]
lh017640 (Gordon):
The entries in the Directories feature should be limited to the directory(s) where you store downloaded installation files. By defining C:\* you are scanning your entire C drive for malicious installation files which is why Spybot seems to hang at that point.
PM stands for Private Message. The note in spybotsandra's signature is asking that people post in the forum rather than send Private Messages when requesting assistance.
The entries in the Directories feature should be limited to the directory(s) where you store downloaded installation files. By defining C:\* you are scanning your entire C drive for malicious installation files which is why Spybot seems to hang at that point.
PM stands for Private Message. The note in spybotsandra's signature is asking that people post in the forum rather than send Private Messages when requesting assistance.
spybotsandra
New member
Hello,
Please make sure that you are running the latest version of Spybot - Search & Destroy including the latest updates.
To see which version number and/or updates of Spybot - Search & Destroy you are using please run Spybot-S&D and choose "Help" --> "About" in the menu bar.
There you can see which version you have and which updates are installed.
It should be version 1.6.2 and the updates from the 2009/08/12.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Please make sure that you are running the latest version of Spybot - Search & Destroy including the latest updates.
To see which version number and/or updates of Spybot - Search & Destroy you are using please run Spybot-S&D and choose "Help" --> "About" in the menu bar.
There you can see which version you have and which updates are installed.
It should be version 1.6.2 and the updates from the 2009/08/12.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
I am using the current version S&D 1.6.2.46 8/12/09.
The reason I ran Spybot is that I am getting an IExplore.exe Application Error saying "Instruction at 0x0afa0068 reference memory at 0x0afa0068. The memory could not be written." My McAfee scan is reporting an error and can't continue its scan - so I thought I try Spybot but it hangs up at ZlobZipCodec.
Any idea of what is going on?
Thanks
The reason I ran Spybot is that I am getting an IExplore.exe Application Error saying "Instruction at 0x0afa0068 reference memory at 0x0afa0068. The memory could not be written." My McAfee scan is reporting an error and can't continue its scan - so I thought I try Spybot but it hangs up at ZlobZipCodec.
Any idea of what is going on?
Thanks